Above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), to the right of which is the small coat of arms of Ukraine; there is the following composition: at the bottom there are far-off mountains, in the foreground, against a smooth background, is a symbolic gate, under which is a slender figure of Ivan Mykolaychuk holding a lamb in his hands; to the left is the coin face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias), to the right are the coin issue year 2016 and the logotype of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (beneath to the right).
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
2 ГРИВНІ
2016
Reverse description
Portrait of Ivan Mykolaychuk surrounded by his characters.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ІВАН МИКОЛАЙЧУК
1941-1987
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)